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BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπε Κύριος, τίς ἀπατήσει τὸν Ἀχαὰβ βασιλέα Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἀναβήσεται, καὶ πεσεῖται ἐν Ῥαμὼθ Γαλαάδ; καὶ οὗτος εἶπεν οὕτως, καὶ οὗτος εἶπεν οὕτως. (Kai eipe Kurios, tis apataʸsei ton Aⱪaʼab basilea Israaʸl, kai anabaʸsetai, kai peseitai en Ɽamōth Galaʼad; kai houtos eipen houtōs, kai houtos eipen houtōs. )
BrTrAnd the Lord said, Who will deceive Achaab king of Israel, that he may go up, and fall in Ramoth Galaad? And one spoke this way, and another spoke that way.
ULTAnd Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, the king of Israel, so he will go up, and he will fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ And this speaker said thus, and this speaker thus.
USTAnd Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab, the king of Israel, to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ ¶ Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
BSB § And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ § And one suggested this, and another that.
WEBBEThe LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.
NETThe Lord said, ‘Who will deceive King Ahab of Israel, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?’ One said this and another that.
LSVand YHWH says, Who entices Ahab king of Israel, and he goes up and falls in Ramoth-Gilead? And this speaker says thus, and that speaker thus.
FBVThe Lord asked, ‘Who will trick Ahab, king of Israel, into attacking Ramoth-gilead so he will be killed there?’ ¶ One said this, another said that, and another said something else.
T4TAnd Yahweh said, ‘Who can persuade Ahab, the king of Israel, to go to fight against the people of Ramoth, in order that he may be killed there?’ ¶ “Some suggested one thing, and others suggested something else.
LEBAnd Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel that he would go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead?’ And one said this, and another said that.
BBEAnd the Lord said, How may Ahab, king of Israel, be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.
JPSAnd the LORD said: who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
ASVAnd Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
DRAAnd the Lord said: Who shall deceive Achab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall in Ramoth Galaad? And when one spoke in this manner, and another otherwise:
YLTand Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab king of Israel, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? And this speaker saith thus, and that speaker thus.
Drbyand Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-Gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
RVAnd the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
WbstrAnd the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
KJB-1769And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
KJB-1611And the LORD sayd, Who shall entise Ahab king of Israel, that hee may goe vp and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one spake, saying after this maner, and another saying after that maner. (And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at RamothGilead? And onespake,sayingafterthismanner,andanothersayingafterthat manner.)
BshpsAnd the Lord sayd: Who shall deceaue Ahab king of Israel, that he may go vp and be ouerthrowne at Ramoth in Gilead? And one sayde this, another that. (And the Lord said: Who shall deceaue Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and be overthrowne at Ramoth in Gilead? And one said this, another that.)
GnvaAnd the Lord sayd, Who shall perswade Ahab King of Israel, that he may go vp, and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one spake and said thus, and another said that. (And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab King of Israel, that he may go up, and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one spake and said thus, and another said that. )
CvdlAnd the LORDE sayde: Wo wyll disceaue Achab the kynge of Israel, that he maye go vp & fall at Ramoth in Gilead? And whan one sayde thus, another so, (And the LORD said: Woe will deceive Achab the king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth in Gilead? And when one said thus, another so,)
WyclAnd the Lord seide, Who schal disseyue Achab, the kyng of Israel, that he stie, and falle doun in Ramoth of Galaad? And whanne oon seide in this maner, and another seide in another maner, a spirit cam forth, (And the Lord said, Who shall disseyue Achab, the king of Israel, that he stie, and fall down in Ramoth of Galaad? And when one said in this manner, and another said in another manner, a spirit came forth,)
LuthUnd der HErr sprach: Wer will Ahab, den König Israels, überreden, daß er hinaufziehe und falle zu Ramoth in Gilead? Und da dieser so und jener sonst sagte, (And the/of_the LORD spoke: Who will Ahab, the king Israels, überreden, that he hinaufziehe and falle to Ramoth in Gilead? And there dieser so and jener sonst said,)
ClVgEt dixit Dominus: Quis decipiet Achab regem Israël ut ascendat et corruat in Ramoth Galaad? Cumque diceret unus hoc modo, et alter alio, (And he_said Master: Who decipiet Achab regem Israel as ascendat and corruat in Ramoth Galaad? Cumque diceret unus this modo, and alter alio, )
18:18-22 The vision explains the deception of the false prophets while legitimizing Micaiah’s word. The deception guaranteed that Ahab would fall in battle; his judgment was decreed.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH who? entice DOM ʼAḩʼāⱱ king Yisrael and,go_up and,fall in/on/at/with, גִּלְעָד and=he/it_said this said this and=this said that )
This means to attract someone by offering something appealing.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH who? entice DOM ʼAḩʼāⱱ king Yisrael and,go_up and,fall in/on/at/with, גִּלְעָד and=he/it_said this said this and=this said that )
Ahab dying in battle is spoken of as if he will fall. Alternate translation: “die at Ramoth Gilead” (See also: figs-euphemism)
(Occurrence 0) One said this and another that
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH who? entice DOM ʼAḩʼāⱱ king Yisrael and,go_up and,fall in/on/at/with, גִּלְעָד and=he/it_said this said this and=this said that )
This indicates that there was more than one opinion. The words “One … and another” refer to two or more angels in the heavenly host who were responding to Yahweh’s question in the previous verse.
If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.
